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Definition

Synonyms

Synonyms in Ayurveda: sag angur, angurshapha, suci, girbuti, salakphala

The name Atropa belladonna was published by Linnaeus in Species Plantarum in 1753. It is in the nightshade family (Solanaceae), which it shares with potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, jimsonweed, tobacco, wolfberry, and chili peppers. The common names for this species include belladonna, deadly nightshade, divale, dwale,banewort, devils berries, death cherries, beautiful death, devils herb, great morel, and dwayberry.

The name Atropa is derived from that of the Greek goddess Atropos - she who may not be turned aside i.e. the implacable - one of the three Greek fates or destinies who would determine the course of a mans life by the weaving of threads that symbolized his birth, the events in his life, and finally his death, with Atropos cutting these threads to mark the last of these.The name "belladonna" comes from the Italian language, meaning "beautiful lady"; originating either from its usage as cosmetic for the face or, more probably, from its usage to increase the pupil size in women.

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